I created this bulletin board for the month of March because it is "Music in Our Schools Month". This bulletin board words just like an advent calendar. Every day in the month of march you reveal a new reason why music is important. By the end of

This lesson teaches students what a ballet is, the overview of The Nutcracker, and a brief bio on Tchaikovsky. The lesson also includes rhythm activities, movement activities, and activities on form for the 8 pieces in the Nutcracker Suite. There

The bundle includes ALL of my Peter and the Wolf Activities into 1! $19.50 value! The files included are:
Peter and the Wolf Bingo: This is a little review Bingo game I created to go along with the story "Peter and the Wolf" The pdf includes 10

This is a little review Bingo game I created to go along with the story "Peter and the Wolf"
The pdf includes:
- 10 different bingo cards in color
- 10 different bingo cards in black and white
- 37 question cards (there are 3 questions for every

I created a listening glyph to go along with the piece "The Nutcracker- Act I Overture". As the students listen to the piece of music they color the nutcracker accordingly. You can do this as a class or use it as an assessment piece.
Check my

This bulletin board kit stars some popular superheroes that each display a reason why music has super powers (why music is important). There are 16 superheroes to choose from. Choose just a few or choose them all!
.png files of the superheroes with

This was created to help my students work on their sound opposites Fast vs. Slow
This file can be used in two different ways:
1. Print the Fast/Slow page and the colored cutouts and use it at a centers activity by stapling the Fast/Slow page in a

This is a game to play with your students to reinforce rhythms that they have learned in class.
This bundle is specifically for when you have a substitute teacher but still want students to practice their rhythms. This file includes the 24 bingo

This worksheet was created for younger students as they listen to a piece of music. Students listen to the music and color in a face that shows how they feel about the music, they explain one thing they liked and one thing they didn't like and then

I use these folders in a centers activity. You can create just one for each instrument family or have multiple of each instrument family.
These file folders are to help students review information they have already learned about the different

I created these posters to be quick references for my students to look at when talking about different concepts.
Posters included are:
Articulation
Dynamics
Form
Melodic Contour
Mood
Rhythm
Sound Opposites
Tempo
Timbre
The posters come in 20

This activity is to help students practice identifying instruments of the orchestra by sound. Students listen to a recording and circle the instrument they hear, what instrument family it belongs in, and what character it represents in Peter and the

This is a game to play with your students to reinforce rhythms that they have learned in class. This rhythm bingo uses quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, whole notes and quarter rests. It includes 24 different bingo cards and the last 2 pages

I created these to go along with the different character themes from the piece "Peter and the Wolf". While playing the character theme students color the parts of the character based on what they are hearing. (fast vs. slow, loud vs soft, voices vs.

In my class, we always sing a hello and goodbye song and this is a fun way to change it up every once and awhile. Especially around concert time these cards give you a different way of practicing the songs. I have a student pick a card from the

I created these coloring pages to go with my other Peter and the Wolf activities. There are two types of coloring pages:
- Just the character
- The character and the instrument that represents it.
Have students color these pages while listening to

This was created to help my students work on their sound opposites Loud vs. Soft.
This file can be used in two different ways:
1. Print the Loud/Soft page and the colored cutouts and use it at a centers activity by stapling the Loud/Soft page in a

This worksheet is used to go along with the book & song "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" It helps students with sequencing a song/book.
Other "There Was an Old Lady..." Products:
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a... SMART Board

This worksheet is used to review the instrument families. Students cut out the different instruments and paste them into the correct instrument family.
Other Instrument Family Products:
Instrument Bingo
Instrument Family Centers Folders
Instrument

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I currently teach K-2 General Music in Glenview, IL. This is my 6th year teaching. In my 6 years I have taught grade levels Pre K- 8th grade music and have taught 1-2 drama classes.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to use a lot of visuals to help my students learn. I have a SMART Board in my classroom so I create a lot of activities using SMART Notebook. I like to incorporate what my students are learning in their general education classes into music so most of my items can be adapted to fit your classroom.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I went to Illinois Wesleyan University w/ a bachelors in Music Education. I'm currently going back to school to receive my Masters in Technology in Education from Concordia University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I've been married to my wonderful husband for 3 years and we have a beautiful 15 month old boy. In my free time I like to digital scrapbook, read, and crochet.